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. >> on the east coast, heroin doesn't come from afghanistan or southeast asia anymore. >> you're holding $2 million worth of heroin in my hand. >> now it's coming from the place made famous by cocaine and pure enough to kill. >> that one time that somebody makes a decision to use it, it's like playing russian roulette with your life. >> it's big business coming into the country hidden in unbelievable ways. what's the strangest thing you've seen in heroin smuggling? >> it has to be the liquid heroin inside the puppies. >> and a controversial heroin overdose antidote. you'll see it bring a user back from the edge of death. >> there he is. back from the dead. >> heroin, a deadly drug and a business that is still flourishing and recruiting new customers every day. our kids. >> i watched two of my friends die from it. >> the parents like to say it's not happening so we close our eyes and kids continue to die. >> heroin is one of the most addictive drugs known. it's cheap. it's easy to get. once a user is hooked, it can be for life. for the drug traffickers who deal in it, it's a hugely profit
. >> on the east coast, heroin doesn't come from afghanistan or southeast asia anymore. >> you're holding $2 million worth of heroin in my hand. >> now it's coming from the place made famous by cocaine and pure enough to kill. >> that one time that somebody makes a decision to use it, it's like playing russian roulette with your life. >> it's big business coming into the country hidden in unbelievable ways. what's the strangest thing you've seen in heroin...
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when you go to afghanistan, you cannot paint it with one broad brush. do they know which settings they are going to be in ahead of time? >> some did and some did not. they will be doing a variety of jobs. one thing that is going on at shock trauma, they have regular medical cars with the war zone every week. they are asking how they treat it and how they need to fix the training program. it is a dynamic environment. everybody is always on the move trying to stay up with the latest. >> that is fascinating. you have a perfect idea, you think, of what you will face and it is different. the conference calls really help. >> they do. or they tell us they do. i think what really has emerged from everything you and i have been talking about is if you have to go to your local emergency room or your community hospital or doctor, the chances are you will encounter someone that has done a tour of duty in the war zone. there are thousands of medical personnel that have served. they have come back home fanning out across the country. the war is not so far away. >> th
when you go to afghanistan, you cannot paint it with one broad brush. do they know which settings they are going to be in ahead of time? >> some did and some did not. they will be doing a variety of jobs. one thing that is going on at shock trauma, they have regular medical cars with the war zone every week. they are asking how they treat it and how they need to fix the training program. it is a dynamic environment. everybody is always on the move trying to stay up with the latest....
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they will never be a centrally governed pakistan, i mean afghanistan. afghanistan is not like iraq. give me one more second and i'll tell you what i think is going to happen in iraq. we'll probably go back to having one bloodthirsty tyrant to rule the country. that's the irony of iraq. >> happy days, wes. >> afghanistan is extraordinarily tribal. it's difficult to have a conversation about afghanistan. one story i loved was one of the things we did in afghanistan when i was working with the civil affairs team, giving out flags to children and local leaders. they would look at the flag and say what is this. you would have to explain, it's your country. there's another thing, i think you brought up a good point, joe. afghanistan is not iraq. you are right. there's a crucial player, though that factors in. that's iran. iran is not only very active and involved, but in addition to that, iran is part of the summit takes place in december between the leaders of pakistan, afghanistan and iran. iran is trying to show its hand in the larger conversation. how that plays out is going to have a
they will never be a centrally governed pakistan, i mean afghanistan. afghanistan is not like iraq. give me one more second and i'll tell you what i think is going to happen in iraq. we'll probably go back to having one bloodthirsty tyrant to rule the country. that's the irony of iraq. >> happy days, wes. >> afghanistan is extraordinarily tribal. it's difficult to have a conversation about afghanistan. one story i loved was one of the things we did in afghanistan when i was working...
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illegally against military members and their families when those members were deployed in iraq and afghanistan and other places outside the united states. we've jumped in on that and asked for what procedures they are using to make sure they are going to be in compliance with the law, and starting this thursday, we get to start putting our cops on the beat. we're here for military families, but, you know, that's just a microcosm of what's happening in all of america. that's what this agency is for. >> hearing you talk about that with such passion, and i know this is what you've been doing for all this time, i have to ask you if you wish you had been appointed by the president to be running the agency, and if now you are leaving washington, heading home to washington, if you feel you've developed a washington allergy or if you'd like to get back in there? >> let me start with the first part, we would not have a consumer agency if not for president obama. two years ago, right about now, he looked out and said the consumer agency, that's what i want to put in financial regulatory reform. over the
illegally against military members and their families when those members were deployed in iraq and afghanistan and other places outside the united states. we've jumped in on that and asked for what procedures they are using to make sure they are going to be in compliance with the law, and starting this thursday, we get to start putting our cops on the beat. we're here for military families, but, you know, that's just a microcosm of what's happening in all of america. that's what this agency is...
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money for projects in afghanistan may actually be going to insurgents. the wall street journal reports according to an audit, u.s. aid is acceptable to fraud because of limited control. the u.s. has given more than 70 being dollars to security developments in 2002. lack of oversight and the failure to take certain measurements like cash serial numbers makes payments hard to track. top xanders in afghanistan and yking cia chief general david petraeus is an optimistic assessment to the american campaign calling the afghan war fragile and reversible. petraeus says now is the time to rekindle a once, trusting relationship. >> carl, you talked about debt and the money we have been pouring into the wars over the past decade. we are spending $2 billion to $2.5 billion a week. >> it's never going to change. that's the real point. this is about pakistan, as we said on the show a number of times. how do we deal with pakistan and at the same time, get out of afghanistan except in terms of special forces or drones to represent our interest and chase down terrorists?
money for projects in afghanistan may actually be going to insurgents. the wall street journal reports according to an audit, u.s. aid is acceptable to fraud because of limited control. the u.s. has given more than 70 being dollars to security developments in 2002. lack of oversight and the failure to take certain measurements like cash serial numbers makes payments hard to track. top xanders in afghanistan and yking cia chief general david petraeus is an optimistic assessment to the american...
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. >> let's take a look at afghanistan, as a piece of that. under bush, we had about 30,000 troops there. that was tripled during the obama administration. so two-thirds of the cost of afghanistan was put into place under obama. >> hang on, hang on, hang on, it wasn't president obama that took america into war in afghanistan. >> you asked for percentage. >> i'm talking about if you analyze the percentage of blame here, then surely you have to go back to decisions that were taken which helped collectively to create this crisis. although you keep presenting other arguments, give me a straight percentage. what percentage of blame, as we stand here today, should be apportioned to republican decision making? >> well, again, you just asked about a number and i said of the cost of the afghan war, the whole afghan war today -- >> why are you avoiding my question. >> is $20 billion. i'm trying to give you a percentage of for instance the afghan war, two-thirds of the cost there this year was put in by obama. that's one piece of the puzzle. >> but 100%
. >> let's take a look at afghanistan, as a piece of that. under bush, we had about 30,000 troops there. that was tripled during the obama administration. so two-thirds of the cost of afghanistan was put into place under obama. >> hang on, hang on, hang on, it wasn't president obama that took america into war in afghanistan. >> you asked for percentage. >> i'm talking about if you analyze the percentage of blame here, then surely you have to go back to decisions that...
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had he meant discretionary powers and when i see on the one hand ordering a young soldier to go to afghanistan, to fight for our country, and the next day that same family receives an order of deportation for the wife, there's something fundamentally, morally wrong with our broken immigration system. so i was there to say, mr. president, use your discretionary power against those immigrants that aren't criminals, against those criminals -- against those immigrants in this country that you know need your help. when you see a marriage and there's an american citizen, help them out. when you see young students who came here when they were 3, 4, 5 years old and they are 18 or 19 and in school and doing well, say you'll defer action. what we want to do is have a balanced approach. 1 million deportations, he made a commitment to the immigrant nation that he would allow people to come out of the shadows. that it was wrong to rip a child from a mother's arms, that's what he said when he received the nomination in denver. >> do you feel the same thing with same-sex marriages when they are facing immigr
had he meant discretionary powers and when i see on the one hand ordering a young soldier to go to afghanistan, to fight for our country, and the next day that same family receives an order of deportation for the wife, there's something fundamentally, morally wrong with our broken immigration system. so i was there to say, mr. president, use your discretionary power against those immigrants that aren't criminals, against those criminals -- against those immigrants in this country that you know...
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now wright about a man behind the suicide blast in afghanistan that killed seven kooi officers and contractors. happened in december of 2009. tell us about his role in both the cia and al qaeda. >> what's remarkable about this man from the cia's side nobody had seen him. he was recruited by another agencies the jordanians and sent to pakistan. what was really a mission with little expectations, he wasn't a trained spy. but there was a hope that because he was a doctor because of his medical conditions he could get into the tribal areas. it helped us on drone strikes. started to get us very close to thinking we could take out senior al qaeda leaders. his information was really good. >> very quickly, you just said nobody had ever seen him, is that how he was able to infiltrate that base? >> when you have a good agent you go to all kind measures to protect his identity. they didn't want anybody to see him. everything was focused on trying to get in man into a cia base before anybody could see him. he had three layers of security without being searched until he was within the presence of a cia off
now wright about a man behind the suicide blast in afghanistan that killed seven kooi officers and contractors. happened in december of 2009. tell us about his role in both the cia and al qaeda. >> what's remarkable about this man from the cia's side nobody had seen him. he was recruited by another agencies the jordanians and sent to pakistan. what was really a mission with little expectations, he wasn't a trained spy. but there was a hope that because he was a doctor because of his...
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talk about the drone lawyers against afghanistan, pakistan. you're reading a couple pieces in the "new york times." now it's spreading to all of these different countries and one that really jumped off the page for me, drone attacks in somalia. >> joining us, jeremy scahill, on the cia secret sites in somalia, jeremy, the secret training programs and secret prisons out of somalia is part of your reporting there. how big a threat are these terrorist group there's? >> we should say first of all president obama campaigned on a promise to go up against these bush era policies declaring war on the world, running secret sites, torturing prisoners. deeply involved in an underground dungeon officially run by the somali national security agency, but their salaries are paid by the cia directly. in fact, one somali agent described thousand hairli ed ho and paid by u.s. agents and the u.s. is interrogating prisoners, including those rendered by the kenyan government, snatched off the streets in nairobi based on u.s. intelligence and taken to this secret p
talk about the drone lawyers against afghanistan, pakistan. you're reading a couple pieces in the "new york times." now it's spreading to all of these different countries and one that really jumped off the page for me, drone attacks in somalia. >> joining us, jeremy scahill, on the cia secret sites in somalia, jeremy, the secret training programs and secret prisons out of somalia is part of your reporting there. how big a threat are these terrorist group there's? >> we...
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the condition of poor working people as much as iraq and as much as afghanistan. barack obama does not make that a priority. >> why is he not prioritizing this? >> he's got the wrong people around him. it's very clear. i heard you say he's very calm and serene. i love calmness and serenity. but when people i'm concerned about are catching hail which is poor people of all colors, you ought to have a state of emergency. fdr had a state of emergency. lbj, our white brother from texas had a state of emergency in regard to black america. he has conscience. >> in the african-american community particularly, do you feel he's not doing enough to help african-americans especially poor? >> i think there's an ambivalence in america. black people for the most part have a deep sense of protection for barack obama. he's visually attacked by right wing and fox news and others all the time. he lives under the threat of death. we all pray for him daily. >> i haven't i haven't heard fox news say quite what you said about him. >> you know what the reason is? i tell the truth. fox ne
the condition of poor working people as much as iraq and as much as afghanistan. barack obama does not make that a priority. >> why is he not prioritizing this? >> he's got the wrong people around him. it's very clear. i heard you say he's very calm and serene. i love calmness and serenity. but when people i'm concerned about are catching hail which is poor people of all colors, you ought to have a state of emergency. fdr had a state of emergency. lbj, our white brother from texas...
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counting a lot of savings of things that nobody thinks is going to happen, like ten more years in iraq and afghanistan, and after you factor all that out, let's see what the plan is, but we don't have a lot of time to look at this plan, and i'm of the view at some point, if you're getting 85% of what you want, and i hope my side can do that, that's not a defeat. that's a victory, and the next day you start working on the last 15% on whatever is the next thing that the congress is going to do. we have to understand that nobody is going to get everything they want here, but we're not talking about new revenues right now. everybody is apparently talking about decreasing spending, and let's see where we can get now and where we can get a couple of months from now with a select committee that has to report back even more ways to cut spending. >> senator roy blunt, nice to have you on with us today. we appreciate your time. >> you bet. >> want to remind everybody we are watching what's taking place there now. full screen on your monitor, waiting for jay carney, white house press secretary, to come out and a
counting a lot of savings of things that nobody thinks is going to happen, like ten more years in iraq and afghanistan, and after you factor all that out, let's see what the plan is, but we don't have a lot of time to look at this plan, and i'm of the view at some point, if you're getting 85% of what you want, and i hope my side can do that, that's not a defeat. that's a victory, and the next day you start working on the last 15% on whatever is the next thing that the congress is going to do....
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muslim plotted the attack saying he wanted to "get even with the military for fighting in iraq and afghanistan." >>> new jersey governor chris christie left the hospital last night after being treated briefly for asthma. the governor says he experienced shortness of breath and lied headedness. it didn't take long for the question of a president's run to come up, of course. let's listen. >> if i decided i want to run for president, i think you know me, charlie, i'd do it, and if there were people who don't think i'm up to it, they ought not vote for me, but we're not at that stage at the moment, so i don't have to worry about it. >> every time i hear him talk about this campaign i swear it sounds like he's looking for a way to run. not a way to not run. hamlet, move over. >>> in a prime example of art imitating life, a spy novelist. major shifts in his story. the product, a riveting and very relevant new book called portrait of a spy. the author, here again. daniel silva. first of all, congratulations. "wall street journal" best-seller. number one. >> number one. >> it will catch up. >> they do
muslim plotted the attack saying he wanted to "get even with the military for fighting in iraq and afghanistan." >>> new jersey governor chris christie left the hospital last night after being treated briefly for asthma. the governor says he experienced shortness of breath and lied headedness. it didn't take long for the question of a president's run to come up, of course. let's listen. >> if i decided i want to run for president, i think you know me, charlie, i'd do...
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why do you lay all the debt at the feet of president obama when it's clear that the wars in iraq and afghanistan added to the nation's debt? >> it did. he's the commander in chief he could have removed our troops at any point in time. let's taung about barack obama's position in washington, d.c. during the six years he's been in washington our accumulated national debt has increased by more than 50 percent. what is president obama's response been now and as a senator to increase spending even more, not to cut it. but to increase spending even more. two years as a freshman senator, the debt goes up $400 billion because of deficits. two years when he's in the majority of the united states senate, it goes up $1.8 trillion. now it's up $2.8 trillion while he's president. >> you're simplifying the issues on the plate of the nation at that point. we were looking at going -- reverting into a depression at that point. everyone the fed chairman -- >> i disagree. >> do you have a degree in economics? >> yes, ma'am, i do. highest honors. >> okay. so you disagree with the fed chairman, ben bernanke. you dis
why do you lay all the debt at the feet of president obama when it's clear that the wars in iraq and afghanistan added to the nation's debt? >> it did. he's the commander in chief he could have removed our troops at any point in time. let's taung about barack obama's position in washington, d.c. during the six years he's been in washington our accumulated national debt has increased by more than 50 percent. what is president obama's response been now and as a senator to increase spending...
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bush's policies incoming his massive tax cuts and his war with iraq and afghanistan. the projected costs over eight years, less than $1.5 trillion. for for him to say the bush administration didn't create the deficit is hog wash. for martha mccallum to say that we shortchange the veterans. we could fight more wars is outrageous psychotalk. house republicans shut down the faa while they fight to destroy workers' rights. do you know what the number is? almost 100,000 jobs are at risk but airlines are raking in the profits. [ thomas ] my sophomore year, i was pretty confused, didn't really know what i wanted to do. didn't like high school. and then i met my teacher, mr. mccooey, and that click happened. i would never have even thought about going into the engineering field if it wasn't for these ap classes, these teachers and them helping me realize that this is a major calling in my life. ♪ i didn't always know that i would like math, but now i think it'll change my life. >>> coming up, a discussion about the working folk of america. the faa shutdown is costing taxpay
bush's policies incoming his massive tax cuts and his war with iraq and afghanistan. the projected costs over eight years, less than $1.5 trillion. for for him to say the bush administration didn't create the deficit is hog wash. for martha mccallum to say that we shortchange the veterans. we could fight more wars is outrageous psychotalk. house republicans shut down the faa while they fight to destroy workers' rights. do you know what the number is? almost 100,000 jobs are at risk but airlines...
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to realize 20 years later, to find myself in the middle of iraq and afghanistan and surrounded by the bravest men and women in all the world. you know, there was one point where i was playing "some gave all" and it was interrupted with bomb blasts outside of kabul. one soldier stood up and said, keep going, mr. cyrus, we're used to it. i knew at that moment i was going to dedicate my music and my life to saying thanks to the troops and letting them know how much we appreciate their service and sacrifice. >> the other thing that you care very passionately about is this charity you are involved in. tell me about it. >> it's copd. if you want to learn -- >> what does it stand for? >> chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. >> and the relevance for you? >> my grandfather had problems breathing. he died when i was 11 or 12 years old. i mentioned my father who had mesothelioma. the struggle to breathe. the more i learned about copd i knew this was something we all need to learn about. go to driveforcopd.com. take a five-question screener, see if you are a candidate for the disease. and knowl
to realize 20 years later, to find myself in the middle of iraq and afghanistan and surrounded by the bravest men and women in all the world. you know, there was one point where i was playing "some gave all" and it was interrupted with bomb blasts outside of kabul. one soldier stood up and said, keep going, mr. cyrus, we're used to it. i knew at that moment i was going to dedicate my music and my life to saying thanks to the troops and letting them know how much we appreciate their...
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a soldier who went awol from kentucky and recently fought a deployment to afghanistan. investigators say they arrested him yesterday after he brought a pistol clip and gun powder, or but the it at a store called guns galore in killeen, texas, the same store where the accused ft. hood shooter purchased his weapons and they found guns and bombmaking equipment in his motel room. and jo, -- now, what else do they know? >> naser jason abdo went awol from kentucky on july 4th after applying for objector status as a muslim to the army. he was granted that status but it was put on hold because the army investigated they found child pornography on his computer. after that hearing, that is when he left the base and he was found in texas and this video provided to us from middle east media research shows an interview that naser jason abdo gave a year ago showing him praying and talking about why he cannot deploy to afghanistan as a muslim and law enforcement sources say when they picked him up they found jihadist materials in a backpack in his motel room and the methodology was ri
a soldier who went awol from kentucky and recently fought a deployment to afghanistan. investigators say they arrested him yesterday after he brought a pistol clip and gun powder, or but the it at a store called guns galore in killeen, texas, the same store where the accused ft. hood shooter purchased his weapons and they found guns and bombmaking equipment in his motel room. and jo, -- now, what else do they know? >> naser jason abdo went awol from kentucky on july 4th after applying for...
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earned three bronze stars in iraq and afghanistan, but outed and ended up with an honorable discharge. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you for joining me "in the arena." piers morgan starts right now. >>> tonight, a woman at the center of the case that transfixed america and the world. >> as the charge to first-degree murder, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. >> now she tells her side of the story, nancy grace. >> not guilty, the devil is dancing tonight. >> tonight, i'll turn the tables and cross-examine nancy on the casey anthony trial. >>> also, the story captivating newsrooms on both sides of the click. the hacking scandal and what it means to rupert murdoch's empire. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. a little later, i'll speak with nancy grace, the woman that put the casey anthony trial on the map and became a lightning rod for her opinion on the woman she dubbed tot mom. first, the phone hacking scandal. i was editor of two major british tabloid newspapers. i was editor "nufz the world" from 1994 to 1995. and i was also editor from "daily mirror" from
earned three bronze stars in iraq and afghanistan, but outed and ended up with an honorable discharge. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you for joining me "in the arena." piers morgan starts right now. >>> tonight, a woman at the center of the case that transfixed america and the world. >> as the charge to first-degree murder, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. >> now she tells her side of the story, nancy grace. >> not guilty, the...
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a bomb blast in eastern afghanistan leaves three nato service members dead. at this hour, the victim's nationalities are being withheld. this comes on the heels of a weekend attack that left another nato soldier dead, killed by a man dressed in an afghan army uniform. it happened when david petraeus handed over control. it shows petraeus transferring power to lieutenant general john allen. in september, petraeus will become director of the c.i.a. and another bus tour crashing. this one leaving at least two people dead. it happened about 55 miles south of rochester, new york. the bus was on its way from washington, d.c. to niagara falls when the driver lost control, veered down a grassy embankment into the woods. 35 passengers are hurt. four of them are in critical condition. early reports indicate a tire blowout might have caused that crash. and the video is incredible and horrifying at the same time. a look at what happened, a stage collapse at a cheap trick concert and it was all caught on camera. it happened during a thunderstorm at the ottawa blues fest.
a bomb blast in eastern afghanistan leaves three nato service members dead. at this hour, the victim's nationalities are being withheld. this comes on the heels of a weekend attack that left another nato soldier dead, killed by a man dressed in an afghan army uniform. it happened when david petraeus handed over control. it shows petraeus transferring power to lieutenant general john allen. in september, petraeus will become director of the c.i.a. and another bus tour crashing. this one leaving...
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violent new attack today against the government of afghanistan. a former provincial governor was killed in his home by three attackers. he was a key advisor to president karzai, a member of parliament also died in the attack. the all the pan are claiming responsibility. less than a week ago president karzai's half brother who was also a government official was assassinated. >>> the good news keeps coming out of los angeles. interasphyxiate 405 opened up at noon, 17 hours ahead of schedule after the dreaded carmageddon did not happen. that's what people were calling the expected gridlock after ten miles of interstate 405 was shut down for repair. drivers listened and the mayor is hoping for the same result when another shutdown is planned in 11 months. >>> the don't-ask, don't-tell policy may still be back on the books after a recent court ruling but not keeping gay military members for showing their pride. an organized group representing all services walked in a gay pride parade in san diego. they were not in uniform but wore t-shirts showing thei
violent new attack today against the government of afghanistan. a former provincial governor was killed in his home by three attackers. he was a key advisor to president karzai, a member of parliament also died in the attack. the all the pan are claiming responsibility. less than a week ago president karzai's half brother who was also a government official was assassinated. >>> the good news keeps coming out of los angeles. interasphyxiate 405 opened up at noon, 17 hours ahead of...
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the army deployed her to afghanistan in may. she had to leave her 6-month-old son home with her husband in colorado they raised rebecca in los gatos. they are trying to honor them on the fourth of july. >> we're here basically to acknowledge them, to just say thank you. maybe it's because they never did it for our guys way back in the 60s. >> everything that the towns people are doing for us, it's a good thing and not only our daughter but all of the troops should be celebrated. >> operation yellow ribbon of los gatos is compiling a list of soldiers away from home. the names will be read and families honored on the fourth around noon at the high school lawn. you made to the friday. doesn't that feel good. tgif, christina. >> yes. we always honor all of our service men and women in this great country. lucky to be a woman in america. high pressure is in control of our weather pattern. we're going to see compression. we're noticing that fog settling in along the golden gate bridge. right now it's still above the highway. we'll let
the army deployed her to afghanistan in may. she had to leave her 6-month-old son home with her husband in colorado they raised rebecca in los gatos. they are trying to honor them on the fourth of july. >> we're here basically to acknowledge them, to just say thank you. maybe it's because they never did it for our guys way back in the 60s. >> everything that the towns people are doing for us, it's a good thing and not only our daughter but all of the troops should be celebrated....
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the news that broke overnight in afghanistan. the half brother of that country's president was shot and killed in kandahar. ahmed wali karzai's own body guard shot him. this man is linked to drug dealing, something he denied but one u.s. diplomatic cable that turned up on wikileaks said he was widely known to be corrupt and a big narcotics trafficker. >>> a sealed jail house video of casey anthony considered highly inflammatory shows her reacting to news reports that a child's body had been found near her parents' home. an "orlando sentinel" article says she doubles over and starts to hyperventilate. a judge sealed the video two years ago saying it could ruin anthony's chances at a fair trial. >>> the clapp is getting harder to treat. scientists discovered a gonorrhea superbug in japan resistant to all forms of antibiotics used to treat the std. doctors say the bug is mutating to survive the medicine. they say it's too early to tell if it's become widespread. >>> a best selling presidential historian who appeared on cnn is accuse
the news that broke overnight in afghanistan. the half brother of that country's president was shot and killed in kandahar. ahmed wali karzai's own body guard shot him. this man is linked to drug dealing, something he denied but one u.s. diplomatic cable that turned up on wikileaks said he was widely known to be corrupt and a big narcotics trafficker. >>> a sealed jail house video of casey anthony considered highly inflammatory shows her reacting to news reports that a child's body had...
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not just from iraq and afghanistan, but we have half a million troops in bases across the world. >> piers: how many do the chinese have? >> none. they don't have troops. because they know this is not the way you achieve agemny in this world. >> piers: i did a documentary in shanghai recently. fascinating time to be out there. this dynamism that you felt along the city. one frosting young multi millionaire, 125,000 millionaires in shanghai alone. >> how many. >> 125,000 millionaires in shanghai. he said i don't want to kill you. i don't want to take over your land. i want to sell you a duvet. i want to tell you everything in your home but i don't want to kill you. >> that's how they will be number one. they are building $300 billion of high speed rail. this country trying to get the money to build, i think it's $8 billion. they want to lay it between l.a. and las vegas, which i think it's funny that those are the two cities that have to be connected connected, but we have none. >> piers: i'm going to ask you which of these two people have the best chance of putting america back on its feet
not just from iraq and afghanistan, but we have half a million troops in bases across the world. >> piers: how many do the chinese have? >> none. they don't have troops. because they know this is not the way you achieve agemny in this world. >> piers: i did a documentary in shanghai recently. fascinating time to be out there. this dynamism that you felt along the city. one frosting young multi millionaire, 125,000 millionaires in shanghai alone. >> how many. >>...
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an army ranger who lost his right hand while tossing an enemy grenade away from fellow soldiers in afghanistan. sergeant first class leroy arthur petry is the second living recipient of the award for actions in iraq and afghanistan. another fan is lucky to be alive after he almost fell 20 feet head first while trying to catch a ball from the all-star home run derby. keith carmichael's brother, friends and some fans grabbed his legs and likely saved his life. last night's interdent comes just days after a texas ranger's fan plunged to his death while trying to grab a ball. and a new york fan who caught derek jeter's 3,000th career hit and gave it back instead of trying to cash in could still be slapped with a big tax bill. as much as $14,000, according to some reports. that's because yankee brass gave christian lopez free luxury suite tickets to every remaining home game, and a lot of yankee autograph swag. if that's taxable income, then he's have to pay up. if it's considered a gift, then he'll be safe from the irs. >> why wouldn't it be a gift? >> i don't know. they have to figure this out. w
an army ranger who lost his right hand while tossing an enemy grenade away from fellow soldiers in afghanistan. sergeant first class leroy arthur petry is the second living recipient of the award for actions in iraq and afghanistan. another fan is lucky to be alive after he almost fell 20 feet head first while trying to catch a ball from the all-star home run derby. keith carmichael's brother, friends and some fans grabbed his legs and likely saved his life. last night's interdent comes just...
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whether it's to reduce troop levels in afghanistan or work out this budget deal. >> you just implied something. a leader, to lead well, has to have followers. and right now, congress is a pretty cantankerous bunch. it's hard to lead under those circumstances. that said, i think david ignatius is on to something very important. the way this president has chosen to lead consistently right from the beginning does not fit the normal pattern we have seen in the past, after all, his formative experience as a leader was as a community organizer, and as a community organizer, you tend to lead from behind, the famous phrase now, you tend to herd people along, and that's a style he brought to the white house. it doesn't fit our stereo typical sense or the hunger people have for a leader who is out front, visionary, brave, that says this is where we ought to go and fights in the arena to get it done. and americans have had a very hard time adjusting to this very different style, which was i thought exemplified by that clip that david ignatius pointed out. >> what is it in his style, character,
whether it's to reduce troop levels in afghanistan or work out this budget deal. >> you just implied something. a leader, to lead well, has to have followers. and right now, congress is a pretty cantankerous bunch. it's hard to lead under those circumstances. that said, i think david ignatius is on to something very important. the way this president has chosen to lead consistently right from the beginning does not fit the normal pattern we have seen in the past, after all, his formative...
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a key adviser to afghan president hamid karzai and a member of afghanistan's parliament were killed today. at least three attackers entered the home of jan mohammed kahn, the former governor of one province. they killed him, his security detail and the parliament member. minutes ago i talked by phone with cnn's david ariosto in kabul. >> just moments ago we spoke with both nato and afghan officials. this gun battle that has been raging since about 8:00 p.m. local time here in kabul continues. what we've learned is that afghan security forces are being led by afghan national police. this is significant because nato and part of the transition made it clear that they're intent on positions more and more authority towards afghan forces. today was actually the first day of the transition period to be extended over the next two years. >> the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack. >>> the murdoch phone hacking scandal in britain has claimed its first public official. just hours ago, britain's top cop suddenly resigned. his resignation comes on the same day police arrested a top murdo
a key adviser to afghan president hamid karzai and a member of afghanistan's parliament were killed today. at least three attackers entered the home of jan mohammed kahn, the former governor of one province. they killed him, his security detail and the parliament member. minutes ago i talked by phone with cnn's david ariosto in kabul. >> just moments ago we spoke with both nato and afghan officials. this gun battle that has been raging since about 8:00 p.m. local time here in kabul...
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. >> reporter: 21-year-old naser abdo didn't want to fight in afghanistan, but sources say he was more than willing to cause bloodshed at home. after being arrested, he told officers he wanted to get even with the military and chose ft. hood because of the 2009 attack here where major nidal hasan allegedly killed 13 and wounded 30. he told them he wasn't going to target the military post, but a nearby restaurant popular with soldiers. he told them his plan was to set off two bombs, then shoot any survivors. police say the attack was imminent. >> we would probably be here today giving you a different briefing had he not been stopped. >> reporter: greg ebert is the man who stopped him. a former marine and police officer who works at this killeen gun store. he got suspicious when abdo arrived in a cab on tuesday, then bought six pounds of gun powder, three boxes of shotgun ammunition and a magazine for a semiautomatic pistol. he paid $250 in cash. >> when somebody comes in, especially to a business like this, and makes a purchase and doesn't know what he's buying, i'd be concerned about t
. >> reporter: 21-year-old naser abdo didn't want to fight in afghanistan, but sources say he was more than willing to cause bloodshed at home. after being arrested, he told officers he wanted to get even with the military and chose ft. hood because of the 2009 attack here where major nidal hasan allegedly killed 13 and wounded 30. he told them he wasn't going to target the military post, but a nearby restaurant popular with soldiers. he told them his plan was to set off two bombs, then...
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sergeant scott moore there in afghanistan. you know what? i bet you he is really surprised to know the answer was actually yes. she was doing an interview with justin timberlake for their movie and he said do it. she said, all right, i'll do it. that piece of video has 800,000 hits. he was really cute in it. i would have said yes. you, kyra? >> i can't say yes. i'm not single. but if i were single, heck, yeah! i'd give the guy a date! he was very sharming and creative and it takes a lot of confidence to do that, zain. >> yeah. tougher than fighting the enemy sometimes, you know? >> exactly. we will see how it goes and follow up. thanks. >>> netflix known for renting dvds by mail is raising prices and the price hike is pretty significant. alison kosik, are we still going to be able to buy these movies for a semigood price? >> reporter: depends on your situation. get ready to pay up to 60% more. this is only for some of the members who use netflix. take a look. before this price change, it was $9.99 for one dvd a month by mail and internet str
sergeant scott moore there in afghanistan. you know what? i bet you he is really surprised to know the answer was actually yes. she was doing an interview with justin timberlake for their movie and he said do it. she said, all right, i'll do it. that piece of video has 800,000 hits. he was really cute in it. i would have said yes. you, kyra? >> i can't say yes. i'm not single. but if i were single, heck, yeah! i'd give the guy a date! he was very sharming and creative and it takes a lot...
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. >> reporter: 21-year-old naser abdo didn't want to fight in afghanistan but sources say he was more than willing to cause bloodshed at home. after being arrested he told officers he "wanted to get even with the military" military and chose ft. hood because of the 2009 attack where major nadal hasan allegedly killed 13 and wounded 30. he told them his plan was to set off two bombs then shoot any survivors. police say the attack was imminent. >> we would probably be here today giving you a different briefing had he not been stopped. >> reporter: greg ebert is the man would stopped him. a former marine and police officer who works at this killeen gun store. he got suspicious when abdo arrived in a cab on tuesday then bought six pounds of gunpowder, three boxes of shotgun ammunition and a magazine for a semiautomatic pistol. he paid $250 in cash. >> if somebody comes in, especially into a business like this, and makes a purchase and doesn't know what he's buying, i'd be concerned about that. >> reporter: concerned enough to call police, who the next day searched the soldier's room at th
. >> reporter: 21-year-old naser abdo didn't want to fight in afghanistan but sources say he was more than willing to cause bloodshed at home. after being arrested he told officers he "wanted to get even with the military" military and chose ft. hood because of the 2009 attack where major nadal hasan allegedly killed 13 and wounded 30. he told them his plan was to set off two bombs then shoot any survivors. police say the attack was imminent. >> we would probably be here...
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in afghanistan president hamid karzai's half brother assassinated in kandahar. why it even matters to the united states. >>> i'm alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. demand for streaming mothers online is red hot and studios are positioning themselves to cash in on the craze. i'll tell you who loses when the studios win in the next hour. kyra? >> all right, alison. >>> thanks, guys. >>> also coming up next hour -- forget about the cash bonus. how about blowing it up instead? talk to the explosive sales team, next hour. >>> all right. can't believe it nearly happened again. another fan almost fell over from the railing at a ballpark. jeff fischel had friends there, to catch him right as he was over the railing. >> hanned last night during the home run derby. frightening. just days after a fan fell at a texas rangers game and died. here it is last night. prince fielder during the home run derby. deep shot. watch the shadow. keith carmichael falls over the rail but his brother, a friend and other fans grab and held on. a frightening moment. he was okay. he
in afghanistan president hamid karzai's half brother assassinated in kandahar. why it even matters to the united states. >>> i'm alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. demand for streaming mothers online is red hot and studios are positioning themselves to cash in on the craze. i'll tell you who loses when the studios win in the next hour. kyra? >> all right, alison. >>> thanks, guys. >>> also coming up next hour -- forget about the cash bonus. how about...
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it's in afghanistan, it's part of nato. it republished the images of the prophet mohammed, which originally were published in a danish newspaper some years back. so many years why a group like al qaeda and other jihadist groups may want to come after a country like norway, brooke. >> i don't know if you were able to hear nima, but she was describing to me that some eyewitnesss there on the streets described a mangled car, perhaps the bomb, perhaps a car bomb. she also said perhaps it was inside the lobby of the building that housed the prime minister. as we said, he wasn't there at the time. this kind of thing would never happen on 10 downing street, but it's happening here in oslo. what do you make of the level of sophistication of the bomb? >> i think we're talking about a relatively high level of sophistication here. the carnage recalls the theme in 1998 of the u.s. african embassies that were targeted by al qaeda. this was a huge bomb that was exploded today. it seems to have killed, unfortunately, significant amount of
it's in afghanistan, it's part of nato. it republished the images of the prophet mohammed, which originally were published in a danish newspaper some years back. so many years why a group like al qaeda and other jihadist groups may want to come after a country like norway, brooke. >> i don't know if you were able to hear nima, but she was describing to me that some eyewitnesss there on the streets described a mangled car, perhaps the bomb, perhaps a car bomb. she also said perhaps it was...
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they're worried about the indians having influence in afghanistan. there are some elements within pakistan that use these insurgents in afghanistan as sort of a check on india's power there. they don't like this idea of this rival india having influence on the other side of the border. the other thing they worry about is going into the tribal regions, by doing so they kick up a hornet's nest and then those people start to make attacks in places where people really care. you can liken to a very rural part in alaska, there would be a difference between something happening there and something happening in the heart of times square manhattan. that's sort of the pakistani perspective on that, wolf. >> a juror in the casey anthony breaking her silence about the verdict and the threat shs he's getting from it. and president obama's re-election campaigns in a record breaking pile of cash. we're following the money. there's bugs, leaves, lint, crud. you'll be breathing that. i do believe it's part of a locust. make sure your alignments good. your brakes are g
they're worried about the indians having influence in afghanistan. there are some elements within pakistan that use these insurgents in afghanistan as sort of a check on india's power there. they don't like this idea of this rival india having influence on the other side of the border. the other thing they worry about is going into the tribal regions, by doing so they kick up a hornet's nest and then those people start to make attacks in places where people really care. you can liken to a very...
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we entered wars in iraq and afghanistan. but i think after 9/11, there was an understanding in congress the debt ceiling was raised during those years. >> right. >> now, the public is -- you know, really the place where the far right of the republican party, the tea party caucus, if you will, the traditional republican establishment and the vast majority of independent voters, the place where there is the most consensus among those groups is around the size and the cost of the federal government. so certainly drawing a line in the sand against increasing this country's debt and against raising taxes is not an extreme position. it actually represents the desires of the mainstream of america. >> james, the president painted out to be the pragmatic centrist here. he said i'm willing to make the liberals angry too. but we have to get something done. he's in a tough position right now. how does he sort of find a way to reconcile this with this countdown ticking? >> well, i think he is in a tough position and i think a lot of repu
we entered wars in iraq and afghanistan. but i think after 9/11, there was an understanding in congress the debt ceiling was raised during those years. >> right. >> now, the public is -- you know, really the place where the far right of the republican party, the tea party caucus, if you will, the traditional republican establishment and the vast majority of independent voters, the place where there is the most consensus among those groups is around the size and the cost of the...
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on that day, militants crossed over from afghanistan and attacked a village on pakistani soil. they believe the gunmen were members of the pakistani taliban from the swat valley, a pakistani stronghold -- pakistani taliban strong hold until a military operation chased them away. we haven't been able to independently verify the identity of the gunmen or the taliban. the military insists this is a tactic that will not work. >> reza sayah, thank you very much. the president of venezuela back in cuba. it's not a matter of state, matter of health. hugo chavez has chose ton receive treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. no word on how long he plans to be in cuba. and this is an enormous storm headed straight for japan. it is a typhoon that should make landfall tomorrow. workers are scrambling right now to protect the nuclear reactors damaged in the earthquake and tsunami back march. and the prime minister of italy on trial in milan on charges he had sex with an underage girl. the judge rejected all defense motions. the prime minister sylvio berlusconi faces separate charges on
on that day, militants crossed over from afghanistan and attacked a village on pakistani soil. they believe the gunmen were members of the pakistani taliban from the swat valley, a pakistani stronghold -- pakistani taliban strong hold until a military operation chased them away. we haven't been able to independently verify the identity of the gunmen or the taliban. the military insists this is a tactic that will not work. >> reza sayah, thank you very much. the president of venezuela back...
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new this morning, a half- brother of afghanistan's president has been shot and killed. this happened at his home in the southern part of the country. he was head of the kandahar council and he had been accused of crimes and was a political liability for hamid karzai. investigators say he was killed by a bodyguard who was then gunned down by other bodyguards at the home. >>> a government hearing it planned today in london over the growing phone hack scandal involving british newspapers. at issue, is why london police didn't pursue an investigation two years ago on the rupert murdoch tabloid "news of the world." the controversy forced the paper to cease production. >>> do you use groupon's app on your mobile device? the giant may know more about you than you think. >> forget receipts. how some retailers are sending them to your in box. >> and seeing some low clouds here in the bay area. a little bit of drizzle as you take off out of sfo this morning under a high of 63 degrees. warmer in houston and rain and 20 to 30% chance of thunderstorms. a high of 97 today. and seeing
new this morning, a half- brother of afghanistan's president has been shot and killed. this happened at his home in the southern part of the country. he was head of the kandahar council and he had been accused of crimes and was a political liability for hamid karzai. investigators say he was killed by a bodyguard who was then gunned down by other bodyguards at the home. >>> a government hearing it planned today in london over the growing phone hack scandal involving british newspapers....
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. >> reporter: general david petraeus, the outgoing general commander in afghanistan, was also mentioned in the bin laden documents as a potential target to be shot down while he traveled in the war zone. a spokesman for petraeus declined to comment. the focus now for panetta is to keep attacking al qaeda in pakistan, yemen and somalia. >> now is the moment following what happened with bin laden to put maximum pressure on him. because i do believe that if we continue this effort that we can really cripple al qaeda, as a threat to this country. >> the u.s. believes al qaeda remains focused on high-profile attacks and would like nothing better than to bring down a u.s. aircraft. bin laden even wrote about assembling a team of operatives to attack the u.s. homeland. but he was killed by those u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s before any of his plots and plans could go any further. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> all right. one game, folks, one game and you're world cup champions. that is the mission of the u.s. women's soccer team tomorrow. but they have to go through japan. even if it means they h
. >> reporter: general david petraeus, the outgoing general commander in afghanistan, was also mentioned in the bin laden documents as a potential target to be shot down while he traveled in the war zone. a spokesman for petraeus declined to comment. the focus now for panetta is to keep attacking al qaeda in pakistan, yemen and somalia. >> now is the moment following what happened with bin laden to put maximum pressure on him. because i do believe that if we continue this effort...
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you think we passed a high water mark with the surge of troops in afghanistan. it only gets worse from here? >> i think so. and unfortunately, brian, you and i have spoken about this before. we have done everything we can regarding military force. and the result has been what we're seeing now, an increased level of violence. and the problem is the president making his announcement when he did, how he did it was a political decision and you and i can debate the number of troops but the bottom line is he split the baby. because he split the baby, our allies don't know what to make of what we're doing and at the same time, they are emboldened by what's going on so what you have is kind of the worse of both worlds. our allies don't know what to do and the taliban feel invigorated to do something against us now. >> like we said, it was a nonmilitary decision and senator graham brought that out in the questioning of general allen in washington. we agree there. how about this? we've never had this degree of trained armed forces in afghanistan and there's a big story wi
you think we passed a high water mark with the surge of troops in afghanistan. it only gets worse from here? >> i think so. and unfortunately, brian, you and i have spoken about this before. we have done everything we can regarding military force. and the result has been what we're seeing now, an increased level of violence. and the problem is the president making his announcement when he did, how he did it was a political decision and you and i can debate the number of troops but the...
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but includes money not spent in iraq and afghanistan. which republicans are likely to argue are not true cuts. so, whose plan will prevail? boehner told his fellow house republicans, i think we can win this for the american people but that it's going to require some of you to make some sacrifices. if we stand together as a team, our leverage is maximized and they have to deal with us. that last comment was probably directed at the republican members who have said that they will not vote to raise the debt ceiling under any circumstances. speaker boehner will need their volts if he wants his legislation to win out in what is shaping up to be a partisan showdown. rebecca? >> nancy cordes on capitol hill. thank you, nancy. if a deal does not happen, how does that affect most americans? joining us is roben farzad, senior writer for bloomberg news. what's the ripple effect on average americans if this thing doesn't happen? >> mostly psychological throughout the week. if people suddenly start perceiving that the unthinkable of, one, credit rati
but includes money not spent in iraq and afghanistan. which republicans are likely to argue are not true cuts. so, whose plan will prevail? boehner told his fellow house republicans, i think we can win this for the american people but that it's going to require some of you to make some sacrifices. if we stand together as a team, our leverage is maximized and they have to deal with us. that last comment was probably directed at the republican members who have said that they will not vote to...
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the relatives of soldiers slain in iraq and afghanistan also allegedly hacked. that's the thing about this story. it's one thing to say that celebrities and athletes and politicians' numbers were hacked. they are not particularly sympathetic figures for the general public. but when you talk about members of the general public, just people, just victims, people grieving over the recent knowledge that a loved one has been killed, that's something that everybody on all sides of the aisle have called appalling and deplorable and unacceptable. the statement by james murdoch today, i just had a chance to read it through. it's a long, perhaps 1500 word statement. in it, he says the good things that the "news of the world" does, this is the largest english language circulation paper in the world, the seventh biggest in terms of circulation newspaper in the world, but he says the good things that the paper does have been sullied by behavior that was wrong. indeed, he writes in recent allegations are true, that behavior was inhuman and has no place in our company. the "ne
the relatives of soldiers slain in iraq and afghanistan also allegedly hacked. that's the thing about this story. it's one thing to say that celebrities and athletes and politicians' numbers were hacked. they are not particularly sympathetic figures for the general public. but when you talk about members of the general public, just people, just victims, people grieving over the recent knowledge that a loved one has been killed, that's something that everybody on all sides of the aisle have...
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american soldiers in afghanistan celebrating this fourth of july with a special flag raising ceremony. at camp legislaather neck they listened to speeches and sung songs. last month president obama announced plans to withdraw 30,000 troops by the end of 2012. reports show 1,610 soldiers have been killed and more than 11,000 injured since the start of the conflict. >> and in thailand a woman is poytzed to become the first female prime minister. exit polls sunday showed that her party winning in parliament. this raises the possible return of her brother, the former prime minister who was ousted by a coo in 2006. >> crews are scrambling to protect one of the popular national parks. an exxon-mobil pipeline in montana ruptured, spewing 1,000 barrels of oil into the yellowstone river. dozens of homes were evacuated but the order has been lifted. exxon says the area is safe but homeowners are questioning the oil company's claim. >> i don't know if it's getting in my water system. i can smell it in the house through the sump pump as it's pumping out from underneath. my home's in jeopardy. tha
american soldiers in afghanistan celebrating this fourth of july with a special flag raising ceremony. at camp legislaather neck they listened to speeches and sung songs. last month president obama announced plans to withdraw 30,000 troops by the end of 2012. reports show 1,610 soldiers have been killed and more than 11,000 injured since the start of the conflict. >> and in thailand a woman is poytzed to become the first female prime minister. exit polls sunday showed that her party...
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. >> we are going to open the door for our laid niece afghanistan. it is a big deal for us to open the door. ladies that have dreams but can't do it. we want to show them. >> reporter: these laid reese lieutenants in the afghanistan military and have come to the united states to study english at the defense language institute in texas. it is their dreams of piloting helicopters that could help change the future of women in their homeland. >> these young ladies are path finders, trail blazers. and -- as such, they are subject to the criticism and antagonism of those that don't want to see the particular path. >> reporter: the soldiers say they are prepared for the scrutiny and are confident. >> the women of afghanistan, don't be afraid of anything. if you want to do something, you can do it. just believe in yourself you can do it. >> reporter: back home, these women are battling chauvanism. men that believe women have no place in the military. >> do you feel like you have the support of men in your country? >> we have some examples -- [ inaudible ] ma
. >> we are going to open the door for our laid niece afghanistan. it is a big deal for us to open the door. ladies that have dreams but can't do it. we want to show them. >> reporter: these laid reese lieutenants in the afghanistan military and have come to the united states to study english at the defense language institute in texas. it is their dreams of piloting helicopters that could help change the future of women in their homeland. >> these young ladies are path...
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he's the third civilian to receive that honor from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> steve: what a story. >> alisyn: nail biting moment at the championship motor cross match in minnesota. look at this. >> whoa! we got trouble! zachary is down ask down hard! >> alisyn: that was motor cross rider chad reid. he was in the lead before wiping out with 450 riders coming straight at him full speed. even more incredible, reed remounted his bike, as you can see, moments later, finishing a respectable 14th in this race. wow. those are your headlines. >> brian: got to tell you what happened in the house yesterday. we heard the vote was taking place and it did. in the end it passed. cut, cap and balance and a time tally of 234-190. five democrats said that sounds good to me, but yet nine republicans defected and voted with democrats. in the end, it passed. but the republicans can say, look, you voted me into office. you wanted me to cut the budget. i did exactly that. but i only have one branch of government. >> steve: exactly right. now that it passed the house of representatives, it's intere
he's the third civilian to receive that honor from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> steve: what a story. >> alisyn: nail biting moment at the championship motor cross match in minnesota. look at this. >> whoa! we got trouble! zachary is down ask down hard! >> alisyn: that was motor cross rider chad reid. he was in the lead before wiping out with 450 riders coming straight at him full speed. even more incredible, reed remounted his bike, as you can see, moments later,...
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blake is a combat medic in the army serving a year tour in afghanistan. so the couple got married over the phone. blake's mother stood in for him and a retired chief petty officer performed the ceremony over the form. >> randall, do you vow your love and devotion to sarah? >> i do. >> in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, and whatever life may bring. >> i do. >> i now pronounce you married. >> yeah! >> yeah. even though i'm holding my mother-in-law's hand. >> you really have to like your mother-in-law. wow. >> what, you don't like your mother-in-law? >> i adore my mother-in-law. i stood up with my wife, not my mother-in-law at my wedding. yes. let's talk wall street. netflix is down huge this morning, better than 10% after that company said its enormous price hike would probably send subscribers away. walmart decided to get into the online movie streaming with voodoo.com. you can get movies right there. >> bacon strips, add bacon strips. layer the chicken. >> and the boys from epic meal time were in san francisco taping the new edition of th
blake is a combat medic in the army serving a year tour in afghanistan. so the couple got married over the phone. blake's mother stood in for him and a retired chief petty officer performed the ceremony over the form. >> randall, do you vow your love and devotion to sarah? >> i do. >> in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, and whatever life may bring. >> i do. >> i now pronounce you married. >> yeah! >> yeah. even though i'm holding my...
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now opium poppy seeds, a very large cache has been seized after a raid in afghanistan. >>> taxpayers still incur a huge loss. we'll tell you just how much. im- t the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work faster and smarter so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it lets you access business forms on the go, fire off e-mails with the qwerty keypad, and work securely around the world so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it's the android-powered phone that mixes business with pleasure. so let's get our work done, america, so we can all get back to playing "angry birds." the motorola expert from sprint. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com. so we can all get back to playing "angry birds." ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe... it's something you haven't seen yet. the 2nd generation of intel core processors. stunning visuals, intelligent performance. this is visibly smart. i've tried it. but nothing's helped me beat my back pain. then i tried this. it's salonpas.
now opium poppy seeds, a very large cache has been seized after a raid in afghanistan. >>> taxpayers still incur a huge loss. we'll tell you just how much. im- t the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work faster and smarter so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it lets you access business forms on the go, fire off e-mails with the qwerty keypad, and work securely around the world so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it's the...
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involvement in afghanistan, pakistan and iraq has cost up to 4 trillion dollars over the past decade. your reaction to that? >> i think that study is badly flawed for a number of reasons. it's counting costs we would have incurred anyway for the existence of the military. it does focus on the potential explosion of medical costs. that is something i think even defenders of the defense department have said for some time that is an area of cost cutting we ought to be looking at. badly flawed but there are points worth taking into account going forward. >> gregg: unless anyone thinks we forgets, more than 6,000 american lives in various wars over the past decade, hundreds of thousands have been injured. ambassador john bolton, happy independence day and thank you so much for taking the time. >> thank you. happy 4th. >> heather: it appears that new york city's budget woes are far-reaching. the city will have to shut down the swimming pools and summertime programs. david lee miller looks how the money crisis will hit the youngest residents? >> we're not just talking about new york city, a
involvement in afghanistan, pakistan and iraq has cost up to 4 trillion dollars over the past decade. your reaction to that? >> i think that study is badly flawed for a number of reasons. it's counting costs we would have incurred anyway for the existence of the military. it does focus on the potential explosion of medical costs. that is something i think even defenders of the defense department have said for some time that is an area of cost cutting we ought to be looking at. badly...
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allegedly hacked into cell phone voice mails belonging to murder victims, even soldiers who died in afghanistan and iraq. here is a weird silicon valley twist. the same guy who resigned as a board member of hewlett-packard after hp was caught hacking into phones is on the board of news corp. tom perkins one of the richest in the world stepped down. but he fully supports news corp. he says murdock couldn't possibly have known about the hacks and hp executives did. does one hack deserve another? dozens of websites knocked off line. here's the sun, one of the newspapers there. we'll continue to monitor this question and answer session. we don't expect them to say much because while there is no such thing as a fifth amendment in england there is something similar. we expect them to remain silent. they are talking about crimes. >> going to be interesting to watch it play out. thank you, scott. 62-year-old wind surfer is found after she went missing. also, more good news about job growth in silicon valley. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with
allegedly hacked into cell phone voice mails belonging to murder victims, even soldiers who died in afghanistan and iraq. here is a weird silicon valley twist. the same guy who resigned as a board member of hewlett-packard after hp was caught hacking into phones is on the board of news corp. tom perkins one of the richest in the world stepped down. but he fully supports news corp. he says murdock couldn't possibly have known about the hacks and hp executives did. does one hack deserve another?...
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depriving the treasury of enormous amounts of money at a time when we have two wars raging abroad in afghanistan and iraq also not paid for and new entitlement programs passed in congress that is on page four, and wall street instead of being a free market was a free for all market, and that is what we're coming out of, so i am wondering, your answer to me suggests that there is no more monetary policy that is going to come forward that could, in essence, seeking faster, more robust recovery with greater jobs? >> well, as i said in my testimony, given that there is a lot of uncertainty about how the economy will lead off, we have to keep all options on the table. both for tightening and easing. we are doing that, but we are already providing an exceptional amount of accommodation, and as you know, recovery is still pretty slow. >> i want to turn to the question of the debt ceiling. that was discussed quite a bit. i find it interesting under the years of president bush, the debt ceiling was raised to a tune of about $5.40 trillion during this period of time. i did not hear the same comments then
depriving the treasury of enormous amounts of money at a time when we have two wars raging abroad in afghanistan and iraq also not paid for and new entitlement programs passed in congress that is on page four, and wall street instead of being a free market was a free for all market, and that is what we're coming out of, so i am wondering, your answer to me suggests that there is no more monetary policy that is going to come forward that could, in essence, seeking faster, more robust recovery...
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he lost his hand throwing a live grenade away from his fellow soldiers in afghanistan. betty ford will be eulogized tomorrow afternoon and michelle obama will attend. and two astronauts onboard the international space station will perform a space walk tomorrow to do maintenance on a cooling pump. that happens as their boss testifies here back on this planet about the successor to the shuttle program before the house science committee. okay. you know this, the casey anthony case is over. but a lot of people still talking about it. and one of those people so happens to be the top republican in the senate. he's connecting the case to terror trials. >> sunny, we're talking about mitch mcconnell. he says the casey anthony verdict as a mistake for trying terrorists in america like the obama administration wants tooed. >> i don't think a foreigner is entitled to ault protections of the bill of rights. they should not be in u.s. courts. they should be in guantanamo and before military commissions. >> sunny, we knowed he adamantly opposed efforts to close guantanamo bay prison.
he lost his hand throwing a live grenade away from his fellow soldiers in afghanistan. betty ford will be eulogized tomorrow afternoon and michelle obama will attend. and two astronauts onboard the international space station will perform a space walk tomorrow to do maintenance on a cooling pump. that happens as their boss testifies here back on this planet about the successor to the shuttle program before the house science committee. okay. you know this, the casey anthony case is over. but a...